Stanolind Oil & Gas Co. v. Terrell

CODY, Justice.

On April 29, 1939, appellee and her deceased husband, Roy Terrell, owned an undivided % of the fee simple estate in a 640 acre tract in Galveston County. John A. Hulen owned the remaining ½. On that day Roy Terrell and John A. Hulen executed an oil and mineral lease on said tract to the original lessee named in the lease, who assigned it to appellant. Since that time Roy Terrell has died, and ap-pellee has qualified as his independent executrix. Hereafter no attempt will be made to preserve the distinction between the interest of appellee before and after her husband’s death.

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